Ava Gardner
Popularity:0.842
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1922-12-24
Place of Birth:Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
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Also Known As:Ava Lavinia Gardner, A. Gardner, Ава Гарднер, 에바 가드너, エヴァ・ガードナー

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.

The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence...

Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Earthquake (1974)
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

Seven Days in May (1964)
A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.

Mogambo (1953)
On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald...

The Sun Also Rises (1957)
A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920's France and Spain.

The Bribe (1949)
United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese...

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving...

55 Days at Peking (1963)
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer...

The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when the independently wealthy tycoon Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film....

On the Beach (1959)
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where...

The Band Wagon (1953)
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

The Killers (1946)
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight....

The Night of the Iguana (1964)
A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure...

One Touch of Venus (1948)
A window dresser's kiss brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life.

Lone Star (1952)
Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam...

Mayerling (1968)
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country....

Kid Glove Killer (1942)
Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.

Reunion in France (1942)
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get...

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
Pandora Reynolds is a woman who has never fallen in love – but one who men kill and die for. When she meets dashing and mysterious ship's...

Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
Ranchers in New Mexico have to face Indians and bandits.

Show Boat (1951)
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.

We Do It Because (1942)
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking hands, kissing, and why ships are christened.

The Sentinel (1977)
As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a...

Priest of Love (1981)
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico....

Knights of the Round Table (1953)
In Camelot, kingdom of Arthur and Merlin, Lancelot is well known for his courage and honor. But one day he must quit Camelot and the Queen...

Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
A sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken with gorgeous sister Jean, unaware that her sibling Patsy is...

Bhowani Junction (1956)
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.

Singapore (1947)
After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar...

Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.

Whistle Stop (1946)
When beautiful Mary returns to her "whistle stop" hometown, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery...

Chavela (2017)
Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an...

The Naked Maja (1958)
A historical fiction based on the lives of artist Goya and the Duchess of Alba

The Blue Bird (1976)
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're...

This Time for Keeps (1942)
A young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.

The Hucksters (1947)
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

My Forbidden Past (1951)
An 1890s New Orleans heiress tries to buy a married doctor's love with her tainted family fortune.

East Side, West Side (1949)
A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.

The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a...

City on Fire (1979)
An ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.

The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention...

Permission to Kill (1975)
Western intelligence agents try, by all means necessary, to prevent a Communist-bloc defector from leaving the West in his bid to return home to lead...

Legends of the West (1992)
Host Jack Palance explores how Hollywood has depicted Western legends like George Armstrong Custer, Billy the Kid, Crazy Horse and the O.K. Corral

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer...

The Great Sinner (1949)
A young man succumbs to gambling fever.

The Little Hut (1957)
Sir Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Ashlow (Ava Gardner) and his best friend Henry Brittingham-Brett (David Niven) are...

The Angel Wore Red (1960)
A clergyman travels to Spain to join the Loyalist side during the Spanish Civil War and finds himself attracted to a beautiful entertainer.

3 Men in White (1944)
Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis...

Regina Roma (1982)
An aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a long absence with his fiancee.

Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies (2017)
A barefoot contessa, a screwed-up princess, an exquisite drunk, a bawdy aristocrat, a nightmare for puritanical America and the moguls of...

Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When...

She Went to the Races (1945)
A group of scientists develop a system to pick winners at the racetrack. Comedy.

H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young...

Rat Pack (2022)
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey...

That's Entertainment! (1974)
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

All Night Long (2010)
Like so many other actors, Ava Gardner hated to watch her films. She said that the woman on the screen wasn't her. But all films tell two stories:...

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023)
With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But...

Harem (1986)
A young British woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheikh and held captive in his harem. At first she frantically tries to escape, but as they slowly...

Fallout (2013)
During the 1940s, Nevil Shute had a steady job as an engineer in the British military but in his spare time, he wrote novels that were being...

Sunday Punch (1942)
Ma Galestrum (Connie Gilchrist) is a boardinghouse owner whose tenants are a group of aspiring boxers. When her young niece, Judy (Jean Rogers),...

Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång (2003)
Frank Sinatra was at rock bottom as far as his career in Hollywood was concerned, but made his way back to the spotlight via Finspångs Folkets...

Hitler's Madman (1943)
In 1942, a young paratrooper in the RAF returns to Czechoslovakia to encourage his fellow countrymen to sabotage the German war effort.

Young Ideas (1943)
A widow's grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor.

That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to...

Fancy Answers (1941)
In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998)
Acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, Arena explores the rise of the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra from his early...

The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

Lost Angel (1943)
Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts...

On the Trail of the Iguana (1964)
Behind the scenes documentary of the filming of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.

Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood (2018)
At the height of her fame in 1954, actress Ava Gardner transplanted herself from Hollywood to the country of Spain. As she lovingly stated in her...

Twenty Years After (1944)
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.

The Costume Designer (1950)
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (2019)
Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her last role.

I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945)
A comic training film designed to help sailors readjust to civilain life after World War II.

Strange Testament (1941)
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later...

Mighty Lak a Goat (1942)
The Our Gang gets splashed by mud from a passing car and so using some cleaning fluid to get rid of the mud; they unknowingly created a bad odour...

La Rabbia (1963)
Documentary footage (from the 1950s) and accompanying commentary to attempt to answer the existential question, Why are our lives characterized by...

Joe Smith, American (1942)
Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after being a promoted to a much higher position, Joe is...

Blonde Fever (1944)
Peter and Delilah are a married couple running a roadside café in Nevada. Their stable partnership turns rocky, though, with the arrival of...

Swing Fever (1943)
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

Screen Actors (1950)
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the...

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009)
During the 1950s, musical masterpieces that have yet to be equaled were produced in Cinemascope with stereophonic sound. These two episodes explore...

Året var 1953 (2003)
1953 - this is the year when Frank Sinatra tours Sweden and Stockholm celebrates 700 years with the entire air force in the air. The American way of...

Knots Landing (1979)
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)
Actor, model, and global superstar Brooke Shields’ journey from a sexualized young girl to a woman who embraces her identity and voice.

The Long Hot Summer (1985)
When drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town, Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family...

Intimate Portrait (1993)
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes...

Harem (1986)
A two-part minseries about a beautiful woman who, at the turn of the century, is kidnapped and sold into a Turkish harem where, as she struggles to...

A.D. (1985)
A 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.

What's My Line? (1950)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...